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I added a section on the Tribute series with list of models taken from the G&L website. If anyone would like to fix this up, add more information, or tell me if this was left out for a certain reason please do so.

HeartOfGold 01:07, 26 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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No sources listed for article

This article does not include a Reference section. Any of the information could be erroneous. An External Links section is not a Reference section in case anyone was wondering. Buster (talk) 01:50, 10 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Guitars and Basses

Are all these models still being made by G&L? They must be since they are all in one list. That's what the inference is. Are some discontinued? Maybe a listing of models past and present are in order? Buster (talk) 01:54, 10 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

yes. alot of the more interesting ones like the S series arent mentioned —Preceding unsigned comment added by A plague of rainbows (talk • contribs) 16:13, 31 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Dpasag (talk) 23:03, 2 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Why is my G&L Guitar Forum link keep getting deleted?

I even have permission from G&L Guitars to start a G&L Guitar Forum. I have posted the link on Wikipedia twice and it has been deleted twice. I do not wish to impose the link on anyone. I'm just wondering why it keeps getting removed. The G&L Guitar Forum is going public today and will soon be linked to G&L Guitars home page when they edit their page late next week. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jamie RFC (talk • contribs) 15:59, 23 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds like this is an issue that you should take up with Wiki master editors and/or adminsitration. You should, indeed, report the matter to them. If there was a legitimate reason why it was deleted, then they will tell you why. But, if there wasn't , then you have every right to reinstate it and they will back you up, if that is the case. Provided that the link is OK, I see no wrong in reinstating it, but check with other editors. Garagepunk66 (talk) 04:58, 28 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Garagepunk66, did you notice the date on this? We are going back about 3.5 years. The link was G&L Guitar Forum, and that site does not resolve today. I don't think this is a current issue anymore. But thanks for replying to this guy asking the question. Cheers —fudoreaper (talk) 23:22, 29 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

MFD pickups

What's the difference between the MFD pickups and a P90? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dr. Mr. Man Jr. Ph.D (talk • contribs) 22:56, 16 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

S-500 expansion switch

The pickup expansion mini-toggle on the S-500 ties together the bridge and neck pickups, so that whenever one is on, the other is also. This switch does not cause the bridge pickup to be "always on". For the 5 position pickup selector switch, the documentation shipped with S-500s shows,

Toggle Switch Normal Mode	Toggle Switch Expanded Mode
1 - neck	1 - neck + bridge
2 - neck + middle	2 - all pickups
3 - middle	3 - middle
4 - middle + bridge	4 - all pickups
5 - bridge	5 - neck + bridge

Position 1 of the pickup selector is the position closest to the strings. Also, the expanded mode position of the mini-toggle is the position closest to the strings.

--Artristan (talk) 18:05, 3 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Best I've Ever Made

″In a print advertisement for G&L, Leo Fender claimed the G&L line of instruments were "the best instruments I have ever made."[7]″ MRDA? Stub Mandrel (talk) 20:36, 19 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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why the lists are going away

I am a gear fanatic, and I do appreciate the effort of fellow fans to come together and add their knowledge. There are certainly places for that, e.g. the Ibanez guitar wiki, and the result could be a massive collection of information otherwise lost that proves invaluable to other fans and users.

But Wikipedia is NOT that place — e.g., Wikipedia is not a catalogue. There is no good reason to attempt to list every model (and variant) that has ever been produced: if it's been done elsewhere, then it doesn't also need to be in WP, and you can direct the reader to that site; if it hasn't been done elsewhere, then it's not notable and doesn't belong in WP.

And the "notable users" list fails as well. The barest acceptable source is going to be the manufacturer (site or catalogue or advert material), which info MUST be curated and updated, but really it's not very reliable, being a primary source. Much better would be the names of those who are paid endorsers past or present, better still if a "signature model" was produced for them. For EACH person, some secondary source MUST say that individual was/is "a user" — and when that fact was true (since not everyone who's ever test-driven a Porsche is presently a Porsche owner, much less has always owned a Porsche).
Weeb Dingle (talk) 04:04, 23 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]